In those icy and unwelcoming lands,the rites of wizards and healers aredeeply rooted in ancient legend.Mysterious and cruel beings are thoughtto have ruled over the Arctic plains intimes past. A cursed city, enclosed bymassive walls, is believed to stand to thisday. It contains fabulous treasures andis inhabited by the degeneratedescendants of those who instilledcenturies of terror in the hearts of thepeople.

These people, naturally placid, areseized with rage and horror at the verymention of the “Prisoners of the Ice”.Were these dreadful captives to be freedfrom their frozen cells, they would reapa horrifying tribute of human flesh.These blood-curdling beings may beinvoked by certain ritual words. Theycan even be controlled, albeit with thegreatest of difficulty.

I admit to being impressed by thesetales, repeated to me on many occasions
''and in a number of different places
during my travels in the region. I havealso seen troubling cult objects, sculptedin a material unknown to me. Anotherremarkable fact is that local Eskimosexperience great distaste in pronouncingcertain words and invariably avoidsaying them.

Here is a living example of the powerthat words contain. As it is said in theBible: In the beginning was the word.